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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
online education technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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