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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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 courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tokelau to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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