MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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