MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
normally 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
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Israel to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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