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 this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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