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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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