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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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