MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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