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.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Montenegro to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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