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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
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 MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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