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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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