MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo � – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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