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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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