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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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