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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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