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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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