MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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