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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online education have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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