MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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