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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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