MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes online.
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 massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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