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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online education are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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