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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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