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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online learning enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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