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 Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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