MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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