MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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