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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can we
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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