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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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