MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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