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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic educational technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
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 MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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