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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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