MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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