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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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