MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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