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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Belarus to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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