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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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