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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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