MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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