MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Costa Rica to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This thrilling new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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