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.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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