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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
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