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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education.
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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