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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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