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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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