MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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