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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lebanon to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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