MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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