MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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