MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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