MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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