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.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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