MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling 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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