MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC classes are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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