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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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