MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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