MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
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