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 the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are numerous
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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