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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning enable
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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