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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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