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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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