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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because blended learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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