MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
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.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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