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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|