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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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