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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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