MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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