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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online education have empowered
students
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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