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 this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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