MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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