MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
elearning technology are making it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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