MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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