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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
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.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Colombia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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