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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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