MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|