MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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