MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sri Lanka to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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