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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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