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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peninsula College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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