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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants 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.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily 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 many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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