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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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