MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
online education enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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