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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
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