MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Duke University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
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