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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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