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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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