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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Syria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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