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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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