MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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