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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
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 quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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