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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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