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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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