MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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