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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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