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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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