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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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