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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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