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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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