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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
blended learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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