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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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