MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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