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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
blended learning enable
people
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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