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
book
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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