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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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