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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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