MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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