MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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