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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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