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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pakistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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