MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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