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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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