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.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Australia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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