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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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