MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Polynesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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