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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
blended learning enable
humans
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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