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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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