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 this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uganda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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