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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Latvia to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
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