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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This amazing new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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