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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
e-learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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