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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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