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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
generally 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
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Jarvis Island to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
