MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for learners 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 quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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