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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning technology have enabled
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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