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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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