MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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