MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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