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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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