MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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