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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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