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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Martinique to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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