MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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