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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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