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.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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