MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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