MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
distance learning are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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