MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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