MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
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
that
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
elearning are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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