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 this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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