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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desire for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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