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.
Find out more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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