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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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