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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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