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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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