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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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