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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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