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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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