MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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