MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
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.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Grenada to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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