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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to participate 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
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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