MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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