MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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