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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
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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