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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to consider
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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