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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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