MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
blended learning enable
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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