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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
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.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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