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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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