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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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