MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education enable
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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