MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Croatia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with 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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