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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in 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.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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