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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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