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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
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
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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