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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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