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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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