MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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