MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
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 is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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