MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online learning are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students 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 a lot of
topics that
elearning organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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