MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take 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 learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also articulates 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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