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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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