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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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