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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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