MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
