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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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