MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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