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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can institutions
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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