MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 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 Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have empowered
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
blended learning institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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