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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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