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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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