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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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