MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning make it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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