MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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