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
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Trinidad and Tobago to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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