MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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