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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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