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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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