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.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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