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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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