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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bolivia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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