MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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