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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to 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 educational topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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