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
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Fiji to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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