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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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