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.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
digital education technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
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
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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