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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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