MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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