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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
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