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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
all over 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
for learners 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 quality of these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes?
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
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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