MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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