MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Public servants want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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