MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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