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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses 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
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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