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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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