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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
electronic educational technology have empowered
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily 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 several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
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