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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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