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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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