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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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