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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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