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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
blended learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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