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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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