MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology have enabled
humans
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
must deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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