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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can educators
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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