MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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