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 this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for students 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.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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