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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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