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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Micronesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses 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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