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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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