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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
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.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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