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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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