MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes 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.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
People want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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