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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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