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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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