MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
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 is a
book
that
describes
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nauru to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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