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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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