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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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