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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
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 many
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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