MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
developments in
blended learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
need for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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