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.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Burundi to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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