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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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