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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
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
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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