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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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