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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niue to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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