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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners 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 numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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