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 this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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