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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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