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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
blended learning have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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