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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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