MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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