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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education are empowering
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
France to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also investigates the
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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