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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Baker Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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