MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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