MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tonga to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines 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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