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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part 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 massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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