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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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