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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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