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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online education technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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