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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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