MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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