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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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