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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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