MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
blended learning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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