MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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