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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
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.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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