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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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