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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
major 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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