MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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