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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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