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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Norway to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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