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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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