MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
humans
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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