MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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