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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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