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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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