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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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