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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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