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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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