MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
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.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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