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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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