MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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