MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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