MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwaq to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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