MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses 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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