MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Costa Rica to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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