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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning have provided the means for
students
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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