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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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