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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online education institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
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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