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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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