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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
learning technology are empowering
students
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
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.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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