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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
electronic educational technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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