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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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