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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mexico to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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