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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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