MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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