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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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