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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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