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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
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 technology institutions
are considering
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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