MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This thrilling new book
also discusses 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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