MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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