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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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