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 is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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