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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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