MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
elearning have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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