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.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
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