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.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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