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.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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