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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
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.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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