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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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