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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
blended learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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