MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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