MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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