MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Israel to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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