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 is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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