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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning are enabling
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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