MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
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.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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