MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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