MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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