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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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