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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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