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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are
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
topics that
distance learning institutions
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Maldives to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
need for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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