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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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