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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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