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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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