MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Samoa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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