MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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