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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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