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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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