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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
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 several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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