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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
digital education technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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