MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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