MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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