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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
blended learning technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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