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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online education technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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