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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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