MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology enable
learners
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 MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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