MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
online education are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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