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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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