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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education are enabling
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
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
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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