MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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