MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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