MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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