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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
elearning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to attend to
in 2015 because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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