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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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