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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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