MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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