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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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