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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses 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.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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