MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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