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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Argentina to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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