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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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