MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
blended learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
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.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Trainers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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