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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also describes the
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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