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 Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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