MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
blended learning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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