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.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
these
open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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