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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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