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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Mauritania to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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