MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes 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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