MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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