MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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