MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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