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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
People want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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