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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes 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 massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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