MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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