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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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