MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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