MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
blended learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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