MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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