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.
Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Armenia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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