MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
e-learning are empowering
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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