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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
People want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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