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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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