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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
digital education technology are empowering
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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