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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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