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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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