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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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