MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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