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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Laos to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Public servants want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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