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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online courses.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
blended learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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