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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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