MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to
massive open online courses
(MOOCs) and
open
educational resources
(OER).
As
digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporate trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open
education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open
education
issues.
The latest
improvements in
elearning
are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate 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.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning
organizations
have to consider
today because
technology-enhanced learning is
advancing
so swiftly.
How can
teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
What
business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these
MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can
learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
How can
institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student
attrition?
This inspiring new book
also
articulates the
major
barriers
associated with
these massive open courses and
open educational resources.
For more details about this exciting new book please see educational technology.
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