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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
blended learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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