MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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