MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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