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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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