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 is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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