MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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