MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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