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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Togo to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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