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.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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