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
which
researches
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning are empowering
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The New School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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