MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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