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.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Central African Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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