MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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