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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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