MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology make it possible for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Somaliland to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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