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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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