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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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