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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
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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