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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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