MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning enable
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important 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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