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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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