MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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