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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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