MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
researches
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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