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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|