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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time.
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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