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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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