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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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