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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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