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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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