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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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