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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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