MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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