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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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