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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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