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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
online education have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online courses.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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