MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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