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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor.
There are many
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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