MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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