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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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