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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
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