MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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