MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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