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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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