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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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