MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
in nations 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.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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