MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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