MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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