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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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