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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Marshall Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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