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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|