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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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