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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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