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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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