MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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