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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
blended learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
