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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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