MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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