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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
blended learning are empowering
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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