MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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