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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
online education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
typically 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
details
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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