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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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