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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
e-learning are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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