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
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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