MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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