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.
Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning technology enable
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because blended learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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