MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
