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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online learning enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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