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 is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOCs?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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