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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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