MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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