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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online education have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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