MOOCs and Open Education Around the World.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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