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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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