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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also deals with 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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