MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major 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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