MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
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 many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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