MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
students
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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