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 is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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