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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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