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.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
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
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mali to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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