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 the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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