MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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