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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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