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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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