MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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