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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|