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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
all around 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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