MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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