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 this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
blended learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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