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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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