MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
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 massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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