MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
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 Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
e-learning technology enable
humans
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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