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 the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
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