MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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