MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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