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 Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|