MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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