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.
Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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