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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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