MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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