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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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