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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
online education are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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