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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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