MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Greece to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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