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.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Pakistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
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