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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cook Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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