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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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