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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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