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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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