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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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