MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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