MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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