MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
digital education technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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