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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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