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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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