MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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