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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning technology have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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