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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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