MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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