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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners 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 several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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