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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
e-learning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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