MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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