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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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