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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online learning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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