MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 – Routledge.
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 is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
|
