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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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