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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Turkey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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