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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education are providing the means for
humans
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 massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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