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
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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