MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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