MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Luxembourg to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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