MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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