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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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