MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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