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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
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