MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are empowering
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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