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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
online learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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