MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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