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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Instructors want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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