MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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